Grampian & Orkney

We champion local issues for RCN members working in Grampian & Orkney. Get involved with the branch today and help our work. RCN Grampian and Orkney Branches were officially merged at an AGM in September 2019. The merger was designed to ensure the RCN could continue to best serve the needs of RCN members in both areas.

Your branch team

Chair: Jane Gibson
Treasurer: Dawn Marr
Secretary: Jackie Leith

Get in touch

Call: 0345 772 6100
Email: Scotland.Office@rcn.org.uk

19 Jul 2024
New data on nurses and nursing students in Scotland underlines scale of workforce crisis

RCN Scotland has renewed its call for an urgent nursing retention strategy to attract new people to and keep more experienced nurses in the profession.
27 Jun 2024
RCN makes closing statement at Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry impact hearings

Statement set out what we believe are main lessons to be learned from pandemic.
25 Jun 2024
RCN Scotland calls for the Scottish COVID inquiry to consider Long COVID

We have written to the First Minister calling for the terms of reference for the Scottish COVID Inquiry to be amended explicitly to include the consideration of Long COVID.
24 Jun 2024
RCN Scotland planning response to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

Earlier this month, the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee issued a call for views on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill and RCN Scotland will be submitting a comprehensive response.
17 Jun 2024
Band 5 nursing roles review

The process for the review of band 5 nursing roles in NHS Scotland is now live. If you are a band 5 nurse, you can now access the online portal to begin the application for review of your role.
6 Jun 2024
University financial crisis is threat to nursing courses, RCN warns

Higher education nursing staff in Scotland have warned that the financial crisis in universities is a threat to nursing courses.
3 Jun 2024
‘Corridor care’ becoming ‘normalised’ and is major threat to patient safety

Results from a survey, published today (3 June), show too many patients are being cared for too often in inappropriate settings in Scotland.
2 Jun 2024
Research nurse awarded RCN Fellowship for seminal work in emotional labour in nursing

Professor Pam Smith MBE, Professorial Fellow from the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh, has received the RCN’s top honour of being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of her contribution to and prominence in nursing education and research.
2 Jun 2024
Scottish nurse awarded RCN Fellowship for unwavering commitment to the advancement of nursing

Professor Aisha Holloway, Chair of Nursing Studies and Co-Director of the Edinburgh Global Nursing Initiative, within the School of Health in Social Science at The University of Edinburgh has received the RCN’s top honour of being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of her contribution to global nursing issues and global health-promoting policies, and her commitment to early career leadership development in nursing.
23 May 2024
Inspirational nurse who transformed ICU nursing care named RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year

Lynsey Russell received the award at a glittering ceremony at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh yesterday (23 May 2024) in recognition of her clinical leadership, commitment to delivering for her patients and efforts to upskill and inspire the future nursing workforce.